"It feels good just giving back, that's what you always want to do," Breaston told Channel 4 Action Sports' John Meyer. "When you leave your high school, leave your community, you always want to make it to where you can come back and give back to your community again, especially helping the kids who are going through the same things that you've been through."

The iPads come equipped with apps designed to help the students improve their literacy, creativity and communication skills.

Students were asked to submit essays about why they needed an iPad. School administrators then chose the winners based on clarity, grammar and personal reflection.

Sophomore Killian Spitz Cohan said getting an iPad meant a lot because it showed the judges liked her work.

"It's really amazing because I honestly didn't think I was going to get this," she said. "Normally, they cost so much and it's kind of like, you know, you're never going to buy one, and then you get one that already has everything."

Freshman Jordan Bigelow told Meyer that being able to carry an iPad instead of a bunch of books will be a welcomed change.

"I did this spur of the moment, kind of last minute, but didn't think I was going to win. I tried my hardest, and my hardest worked," Bigelow said.

Breaston made a similar donation through his Steve Breaston Foundation to a high school in Kansas City, Mo.

Photos: Steve Breaston donates iPads to Woodland Hills students

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John Meyer

While most NFL free agents spent Tuesday fielding offers from the highest bidders, Steve Breaston spent the day giving back.